Setup guide

Welcome to Pro Tools LE 23
The small horizontal bar created with each mouse click is a MIDI note. The location and length
of each note determines when, and for how long, you’ll hear the sound. Since we’re using a
Loop preset in this example, we need to lengthen this note so we can hear the complete loop
of the Xpand!
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preset.
Edit a Note
To lengthen a MIDI note:
1 Click to select the Trim tool (located in the toolbar across the top of the Edit window), and
then use it in your Instrument track to click-and-drag the right edge of the MIDI note out to
the right to make it longer. This leaves the note selected (highlighted).
2 Press the Spacebar to start playback, which will start from the current selection (in this case,
the MIDI note we lengthened). You should hear the drum loop play for the duration of the
MIDI note.
Using a loop is one fast way to get a beat going, but you can use the same basic techniques to
quickly build a beat piece-by-piece too.
Trim tool being used in a track